ENDO Messages for February, 2005: Re: Zoladex

Re: Zoladex

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Mon Feb 28 08:20:35 2005

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Hi Leanne,

I have Stage IV endo and IC. After a VERY unsuccessful trial with Femara, I was put on Zoledex, going on 8 months now (9th shot on March 10th). It has reduced my pain to "bearable" and the only annoying side effects I have experienced are Hot Flashes and Night Sweats. I have been loading up on the calcium to prevent bone loss, which on Zoledex is not as much of a problem when compared to Femara and Lupron.

When I got my first shot it took about 2 1/5 weeks for any side effect to make itself evident (Hot Flashes) I'm not sure if your Dr warned you, but, the pain gets worse before it gets better. Give yourself at least 2 months to really see results, don't get discouraged!

After the second month you may get some break-thru pain close to your next dose, if that starts, mention it to your Dr and keep track of when it occurs (give it at least 3 months) then talk to your Dr about scheduling the shot a bit earlier. My Dr. started upping the schedule to every 3 weeks to prevent it after my 3rd shot. Seems to have done the trick.

If you want someone to talk to, feel free to e-mail me, Keep your head up!

Sin@comecloser.com

At Mon, 28 Feb 2005, Leanne wrote: >
>Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum so I apologise in advance if this
>question has been asked time and time again. After 20 or so years being
>told I had IBS I have recently found out due to a 6cm cyst being
>operated on that in fact I have endometriosis. This came as a shock but
>it all fell into place with symtpoms I'd been having since my late
>teens. My specialist has decided to put me on 6 months of Zoladex (3.6)
>and Livial, I started last week. What I was wondering was are any of
>you using this treatment and if so how are you finding it? I was a bit
>scared reading all the possible side affects that can happen due to the
>menopause state that zoladex puts you in. What I was also wondering is
>how long were you on it before you had any (if any) side affects. Being
>that I only had the first injection last Thursday and today is Monday I
>guess its too early for it to be in my system. Mind you I am hoping
>this means I wont be getting any side affects but that could be wishful
>thinking!! Any info anyone has would be really appreciated, I find it
>hard as I don't have anyone to talk to about this as people just don't
>understand.
>
>Thanks for listening.
>Leanne

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